Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters

Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters

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Summary

It is the great annual fair of St Peter at Shrewsbury. A quarrel breaks out between the local burghers and the monks from the Benedictine monastry and a riot ensues. Afterwards, a merchant is found dead and Brother Cadfael is summoned from his herb-garden to test his detective skills again.

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Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters

Saint Peter's Fair is a grand festive event, attracting tradesmen from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury. Until, that is, the body of a wealthy trader is found in the River Severn. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? And if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby? Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant's lovely niece Emma. But while he is seaching for the killer, the man's wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Emma almost certainly knows more that she is telling, as others will soon realise. Cadfael desperately races to save the young girl, knowing that in a country at war with itself, betrayal can come from any direction, an even good intentions can kill.
A more attractive and prepossessing detective it would be hard to findSUNDAY TIMES
Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.
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ISBN 13 9780751514001
ISBN 10 0751514004
Title Saint Peter's Fair
Author Ellis Peters
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1996-02-01
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.